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Figure 2. Fig. 2. The ribbon model of the -barrel structure of E. coli CyPB consisting of the upper and the lower -sheets enclosed by two helices. The colors of ribbon are shown corresponding to those of Fig. 1. The loop colored in green is the region expected to affect the selection of the substrate. Thr163 is located outside of 8 strand. The Suc-Ala-trans-Pro-Ala-pNA is also shown by ball-and-sticks model. Figures 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 were prepared using the programs MOLSCRIPT[35] and RASTER3D[36].

The above figure is reprinted by permission from the Federation of European Biochemical Societies: Eur J Biochem (2004, 271, 3794-3803) copyright 2004.